Laura Quick – all Bücher und CDs

Ancient Near Eastern Iconography and the Bible

Examines the dilemma of whether ancient Near Eastern images - while providing unique aspects of the world-views of the cultures from which the Bible arose - can be interpreted in a way that traceably rela…

Donald C Polaski,

Envisioning Writing

This work traces the development of Judaism as a Scriptural religion, claiming that this did not arise from discrete moments of "political" authority (e.g., Sinai, Josiah, Ezra), but was part of…

Yitzhak Berger,

Allusion and Meaning in Judges and Ruth

This volume offers original readings of the biblical books of Judges and Ruth, drawing substantially on allusions in the text to earlier biblical material.

Ambra Suriano,

Narrative Paths Through Mamre and Sodom

Ambra Suriano analyses the narrator's techniques, exploring the influence of the readers' understanding and playing with their interpretative freedom in recounting particular episodes in the Book of Genes…

Michael Floyd,

Woe-Speeches Within the Context of an Oracular Inquiry

Michael H. Floyd explores how the woe-speeches in Habakkuk 2:6-20 are related in form and content to the message revealed to the prophet in Hab 2:1-5, defending his reading through spirited debate with ot…

Barbara Thiede,

Divine Masculinity in the Books of Samuel

Presents an exploration of Yhwh in the Books of Samuel as offering a gender-bending presentation of masculinity, exposing the deity's emotional and sexual needs versus his chosen men and the triangular ma…

Ian Young,

Daniel: A Textual Commentary

Ian Young provides a commentary on the Masoretic Text of the book of Daniel, focusing on issues of language and text and presenting an investigation of the Masoretic Text as a product of scribal art.Young…

History in Disguise

This volume seeks to illuminate that the metaphors featured in Ezekiel's prophetic writing are closely connected to interpretations of historical events . The authors highlight how this use of metaphor is…

Song, Prayer, Scripture

Experts from the field of biblical studies shed light on the many ways in which the Psalter psalms have been used through the ages.The focus across the volume is on the role that these psalms play in scri…

Tracing the Ritual Body

This volume utilizes Catherine Bell's ritual theory to shed new light on the many rituals reflected in ancient Mediterranean texts . In recent decades scholars of religion have come to realize that ritual…

Lydie Kucová,

Synoptic Perspectives

This book compares and contrasts several parallel passages in the Hebrew Bible that relate to the David narratives. Lydie Kucová examines various ancient versions of the books of Samuel-Kings and Chronicl…

Bibles in Popular Cultures

Supporting the theory that there is no singular 'Bible', and the idea that biblical literacy is demonstrated in a multitude of ways beyond confessional interpretations of biblical texts, the contributors …

Anne Katrine De Hemmer Gudme,

Hospitality in the Hebrew Bible

Hospitality in the Hebrew Bible is an investigation of the key hospitality texts and narratives in the Hebrew Bible, such as Abraham's visitors in Mamre in Genesis 18, Lot's visitors in Sodom in Genesis 1…

Sheona Beaumont,

The Bible in Photography

This volume presents a hermeneutical study of biblical subjects in photography, past and present.

Violence Against Women and Children in the Hebrew Bible

What did violence against women and children mean for ancient audiences and how do modern audiences hear and process the meaning of violence in the texts of the Hebrew Bible? The rape of Tamar, the sacrif…

Rannfrid I Thelle,

Babel and Bible: The Impact of Mesopotamia on Biblical Studies 1870-1924

A groundbreaking study of how Assyriology transformed biblical scholarship and how the Bible shaped the reception of Mesopotamia. Between George Smith's sensational flood lecture in 1872 and the publicati…

Laura Strutt

Mini Quilting: 35 Modern Projects

Discover the flourishing craft of QUILTING with these 35 BEAUTIFUL and INNOVATIVE mini projects that are an ECO-FRIENDLY way to use up scraps of fabric.Designed by expert crafter LAURA STRUTT, this collec…

I Saved Latin: A Tribute To Wes Anderson

Product Information An outstanding 23-song, double-CD featuring some of today's best artists covering songs from the movies Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums, Life Aquatic, Darjeeling Limited, a…

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